Degree Radian Conversion

Prepared by Title V Staff: Daniel Judge, Instructor Ken Saita, Program Specialist

East Los Angeles College

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What is the radian measure of 60r?

It was easy to determine the radian measure of 90r, 180r, 270r, and 360r. But determining the radian measures of other angles takes a little more work.

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What is the radian measure of 60r? 1. Use the fact that 180r = T radians 2. Let x be the radian measure of 60r and create the proportion: 180r 60r ! T x T 3. Solving for x, x ! 3 T That is 60r ! 3
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This procedure can be used to convert any angle in degrees to its corresponding radian measure.

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Q: What is the radian measure of -45r?

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Answer-1. 180r T 180r -45r 2. x T 3. Solving for x, x x -45T 180 -T -T That is, -45r = 4 4
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Recall:
Two angles E,F are said to be coterminal if

m(E) = m(F) + k y 360r for some integer k

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We can replace 360r with its radian measure 2T. This gives an equivalent criteria for coterminal angles: m(E) = m(F) + 2Tk for some integer k

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Determine two positive coterminal T angles for .

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m(E) = m(F) + 2Tk Coterminal angle 1 Coterminal angle 2 l tk! l tk!

T m(E )  2T g 1 6 T 12T  6 6 13T 6 m(E ) ! ! ! ! T Tg T T T
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T T

T 13T 25T , That is , are coterminal angles. 6 6 6

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Determine two negative coterminal T angles for .

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m(E) = m(F) + 2Tk Coterminal angle 1 Coterminal angle 2 let k ! 1 let k ! 2 T T m(E ) !  2T m(E ) !  4T 6 6 T 12T T 24T !  !  6 6 6 6 11T 23T ! ! 6 6
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T 11T 23T That is , are coterminal angles. , 6 6 6

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End of Degree Radian Conversion

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